ABOUT US
Equal Time Soccer was launched in 2018 by Matt Privratsky as the home for Minnesota women's soccer news. It began by focusing on the state's highest level program, the University of Minnesota, with added coverage of Minnesotans playing in the pros, the Women's Premier Soccer League, and other some other spot coverage of DII and DIII programs in the state.
In 2021, Equal Time expanded the team and brought on two new writers (Annie Williams and Mark Privratsky) to cover newly DI St Thomas, Minnesotans playing DI across the country, and the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference -- one of the top DII conferences in the country. If you have a story you think we should cover, don't hesitate to reach out via email, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.
If you want to support coverage of women's soccer in Minnesota, become a monthly supporter for as little as $2 a month on Patreon!
Equal Time Soccer was launched in 2018 by Matt Privratsky as the home for Minnesota women's soccer news. It began by focusing on the state's highest level program, the University of Minnesota, with added coverage of Minnesotans playing in the pros, the Women's Premier Soccer League, and other some other spot coverage of DII and DIII programs in the state.
In 2021, Equal Time expanded the team and brought on two new writers (Annie Williams and Mark Privratsky) to cover newly DI St Thomas, Minnesotans playing DI across the country, and the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference -- one of the top DII conferences in the country. If you have a story you think we should cover, don't hesitate to reach out via email, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.
If you want to support coverage of women's soccer in Minnesota, become a monthly supporter for as little as $2 a month on Patreon!
Matt Privratsky — Covers: the Gophers, Pros
Matt has been covering women’s soccer in Minnesota since 2016. He and his wife Rochelle live in the Midway neighborhood in St Paul where Matt bikes and walks to the many area breweries and distillery and posts about it way too much on Twitter. He is the play by play broadcaster for Gopher Soccer games on BTN Plus and before starting Equal Time Soccer in 2018, Matt wrote about women's soccer for Fifty Five One.
Note: Matt plays an active role in running the MN Aurora FC club and as a result no longer plays any role in cover summer league teams for the site.
Mark Privratsky — Covers: DI MNs, NSIC, WPSL/USL W
Mark is a twin of Matt Privratsky who wears glasses. He quit the lowest level division 3 soccer team in the nation (prior to ever practicing) in favor of concert choir in 2007. Mark spends much of his time reading soccer wikipedia and playing “FIFA”. He is excited to direct that energy into his coverage! Find his random musings on soccer, leftist venting, and pop culture brain dumps on Twitter.
Rachael Norton — Covers: NSIC
Rachael is a former collegiate All American who starred for Bemidji State in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference, finishing her four year career with 49 goals and 125 points and as the all-time points leader for the NSIC. She’s also coached professionally at Northern State. Rachael is joining Equal Time as the co-host of the new NSIC shows alongside Mark Privratsky.
Elisabeth Schendel — Covers: WPSL/USL W
Elisabeth co-hosts Equal Time’s summer league shows, covering all of Minnesota’s teams in the Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL) and the new MN Women’s Soccer Team launching in Summer 2022 in the USL W League. When she’s not on Equal Time, she’s the Director of Woso Content for Protagonist Soccer and as the Marketing Manager for the California Storm.